Kato Tohzan Year of the Tiger Chawan meiji period box and in 1986 he received

and in 1986 he received the Prime Minister’s Award at the New Japan Craft Exhibition

It is made of high-fired stoneware and coated in blue/blue-purple glaze

It is made of porcelain slip and coated in matte beige glaze

He is a full-time member of the Mie Prefecture Ceramic Artists Association

The namahage in this listing has a red lacquered face and his clothes are made out of cotton and rice straw

Kato Tohzan Year of the Tiger Chawan meiji period box and in 1986 he received*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a Mino ware chawan tea bowl made around 20 years ago by Kato Tohzan. It is wheel thrown and decorated with a yellow tiger and some bamboo over a high fired stoneware base. This piece also features gohonte markings. Gohonte refers to the pale spots that appear on the pottery due to the natural reactions from the iron found